International Conference on the History of Physics 2014

September 4, 2014 - September 5, 2014

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The conference will inaugurate a new international series, bringing together professional historians of science, practising physicists, science museum staff, lecturers, teachers and others with interests in any aspects and periods of physics history.

Theme: “Electromagnetism: the Road to Power”

The programme will consist of 9 invited lectures of duration 35 minutes and 13 contributed lectures of 20 minutes. In addition there will be a poster session and a one-hour debate on contemporary issues concerning the presentation of science and its history in museums.

The conference will offer the opportunity to present some aspects of Cambridge's scientific history. Visits to Woolsthorpe Manor where Sir Isaac Newton was born and undertook much of his work, and to the Cavendish Museum, with its rich history of exhibits, will be arranged.